The Washington critic., 1887-10-08
ENERGY AND THRIFT.
The Leading Business Houses of
the National Capital.
Sanders Il Staymnn,

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pace equal to that of the city's advance
ment In population, culture and wealth.
In our city can be found some OF the ahlest
musicians in America -pianists, orgaulsts,
yiolinls's, vocalists and others, while we
have several organizations which are doing
a large share in the work OF making music
| one Of the features OF life in Washing.
| ton. There is the popular Choral 50
ciety, under the direction OF talented
Harry Sherman; the Wllhelmi CLUB,
the. only string orchestra In the city,
under the able leadership Of Josef Kaspar;
the wagner Society, which includes some
OF the best musicians In the city; the sep.
gerbund Society, under the direction Of
Emil Holer, who is one Of our best blssos;
| me Franz Abt Club Imale yoiccs), conduct.
| cd by Mr.. Holmes; the Georgetown Orches-
tra, also under Mr.. Kaspar's baton, and
others.
This activity In musical matters hae, as a
matter OF course, created demand for the
best pianos and organs, and 1t is pleasant
TO note that Mesers. Sanders e stayman
are TO large extent supplying the wants OF
the public In this direction This firm has
bad an experience OF twenty-five years 10
the plano ard organ business, aud from au
humble beginning has grown until to day
| theirs is the largest plano and organ house
In the South, with spacious aud well. stocked
| waftrooms In Washington, baltimore and
kichmond. Their business covers an ex-
iensive area OF territory, Including Mary
lebd, District OF Columbia, Virginia, West
| Nirginio, Delaware aud North Carolina.
| Messrs. sardors e siaymln handle
| the Decker Brothers, Weber, Estey,
and Fischer pianos, and the Estey
Organs, with oil OF which instri.
meuts they haye had long exporlcncs.
| The Decker Bros Piauos ave so we'll kuown
as TO require but brief mention Tue
"pecker' is piano Of the very highest
grade, both In touo and workmanship, the
worth Of the latter haing best attested by
the marvellous durability Of these lns,ru.
ments' The tone is rich aud fun, perfectly
| balanced throughout, tue touch Is smppth
and elastic, and IN a word, they are match
less Instruments. The case designs of thp
various Unriehts, Squares aud Grands, are
| chae'c and elegant,
The Weber piano is also known and rec.
| oPniZtd everywhere rs a high grade and
strictly lirst-class piano, famous for It's
"sympathetic, pure and rich tone, com.
binGd with greatest power" These are the
which are found in the "wcber'' 70 the
highest degree possible. The touch OF the
Weber pianos is easy and plant and re-
| spends perfectly to its requirements. For
durability they are unsurpassed.
lhe Fischer piano has been tried and
tested In every way and has never been
found wanting. Its solid construction and
| great durability make 1t 0 very desirable
| instrument where much playing aud prac.
ticing are necessary. The tone is splendid
and the Workmanship is superior. The
| price being moderate, there is naturally
constant demand for these celebrated
pianos.
The Estey upright plano Is winning "gol.
| den opinions" The name is an annie
guarantee Of its worth A new repeating
action is one of Its features. A line.toned
instrument, very sympathetic In accompa-
nyiDg the voice, 1t Is destined to becom3 the
| great American home plano.
The Estey organ ia known all over the
world 1t holds first place in parlor, church,
chapel and school. Nearly 100000 Estey
Messrs. Sanders & stayman's Washington
warerooms are in charge Of Mr. Jarvis
Butler, the well-known organst, who has
been connected with the firm for many
years. Mr.. Butler is actively Identified
with the musical interests OF Washington,
and is at present organist of Calvary Bip.
tlst church, Washington Hebrew Temple,
and pianist OF the Wilhelmj Club. He is,
OF couree, thoroughly familiar with every
detoil OF the plano and organ business, and
lie well qualified to Judge OF the merits OF
pianoe and organs. A visit to Messrs.
Sanders IL Staymau's wareroonis, Qji L
ct. northwest, will we'll repay all wac son
template purchasing either q Il inO or an
organ. fine stock Of instrum .nts will be
found there, for sale on easy terms, for
rent, and to exchange for old Instruments.
Baldwin, Hopkins Il Peyton.
This well'known firm OF patent lawyers,
whose Offices are at 25 Grant Place, is com.
posed OF Meesrs. William d. Baldwin,
Major Marcus s Hopkins, Joseph j. Pey-
ton. MIR. Edward q. Davidson, q prom
ising young lawyer connected with the firm
Tor the past II en- years, Is 10 charge OF the
New York office, 1913 Potter building, No,
SO Park Row. Mr.. w. d. Baldwin, the
senior member OF the firm, in 1856 entered
the Office Of Z. ii. Watson, then tn. lead
Ing patent attorney OF Washington, 10
1859 he began business for himself, and
succeeded in building up large aud
successful practice and was admitted to
The supreme Cour, Of the District of Colum-
b'a in 1868, aud the supreme Court OF the
United States 10 1866. The present firm was
organized In 1876 by admitting Marcus 3.
Hopkins, who earned his distinction In the
Army Of the Potomac, being desperately
wounded while in the discharge Of his du-
ties lie afterward entered the Patent or
fee, ard served as law clerk to the Commls
sioner, and was one Of the Board OF Examin.
ersin. Chief, and while so engaged was ad
mitted to the bar. Mr.. Peyton, who has
been engaged with the firm and It's predeces-
sors for the past twenty years, was admitted
ut the some time. The firm has been engaged
In many prominent cases In litigation re-
gaiding patent cases, and does general bu.i-
ress before the Patent Commissioner
and In the courts for many large corplr,-
tions, such as the Western Union, etc. they
have received many valuable patents for
their clieBts In electrical and dental appa-
ratus, agricultural and other classes Of
machinery. The office Of the firm was
tullt especially for the business, and con.
tains, on each floor, fre-proof vaults for ,ae
reception and storage OF valuable paprs
pending applications, etc, which are s.
arranged and filed that they arc available
Tor Instant reference. The several suites
OF rooms used by the members OF the firm
are appropriately furnished, and contain a
valuable law and scientific library, includiug
q digest OF 5000 patents, making nearly
1OO volumes, and represents the work OF
fifteen persons for three years, aud is prob.
ably the most valuable one extant Nr.
Baldwin was the supervising author of that
portion of Meyers Federal Decisions which
relates to patents and occupies about 900
pages OF yulume ~, edited by ". ID. Bald.
win and Woodberry Lowery. The work
treats Of over 2,sOO cases, which iucluies
all patent cases up 20 1856, nnl about dfty
OF the leading ones published In full.
Mr.. B. is now engaged IN writing a
series Of articles on pateut law, in.
cludins Patent Office practice, which ap-
pear IN each number Of the "Patentre,n
aud which when completed will make a
book OF about 900 pages. The busincs, OF
The firm Is large, requiring the assistance Of
about fifteen persons Their charges are
moderate and regulated by the amount oi
time and labor involved. Their long ex.
porieuee aud excellent facilities enable
ibtm to greatly expedite the business Of
their patrons.
Good Results ia Every Case,
d, y. Bradford, Wholesale paper dealer Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was